Publications

examination of maternal gingival crevicular fluid for the presence of selected periodontopathogens implicated in the pre-term delivery of low birthweight infants.

reports show that more than 20 million infants world-wide are born prematurely with 95% of all pre-term births occurring in developing countries. oral colonization of gram-negative anaerobes has been implicated as a risk factor for preterm delivery of low birth weight infants.